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Reality

Posted on January 2, 2017 by eteal

I am cleaning in a room i never clean – perhaps it is because the room is painted to look like you are outside – even the curtains are leaves and twigs and covered with birds — then i realize … Continue reading →

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Flight plans

Posted on January 2, 2017 by eteal

i dreamt i had large black wings like a crow’s, but i was not flying; i was sleeping with feathers of rainbow jet folded over me like a soft safe cloak. the sun rose, and i went outside… three large … Continue reading →

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a tale of two tails

Posted on January 1, 2017 by eteal

at the foot of my bed, stretched across the full width, appeared a magical animal, with two long tails, eight legs and only one head – and from it came a rumbling that was so loud it almost shook the … Continue reading →

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non-violence

Posted on December 28, 2016 by eteal

the first prick i feel, i react, my arm reveals the outline of my slap and in my palm a splat of blood and wing…. contemplating non-violence i watch as another of Her tribe comes to sip… and ponder if … Continue reading →

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Pace Purr

Posted on December 23, 2016 by eteal

oh dear black cat! i look for you in the dark, but you are like black velvet and smooth ink…. invisibly cloaked in the night – i try to sleep, still, i long for You…. yet, i must have fallen … Continue reading →

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wrappings and bows and gifts and snakes

Posted on December 19, 2016 by eteal

a ribbon slid across the yard. two kittens tried to make it into a bow! but two dogs ran past so fast, the felines fled and the package unwrapped itself – and in that present moment, i was there…….. to see … Continue reading →

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remember

Posted on December 18, 2016 by eteal

suddenly it seems, but only because, perhaps, i was not paying attention- the rosemary bush is now an odd cluster of twigs, i wonder – it is because so many hands sweep its long fronds as they pass… it is the … Continue reading →

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shine

Posted on December 18, 2016 by eteal

a bright yellow butterfly splashed across my path, and the world was suddenly sunnier. these things happen.

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Oh Joy!

Posted on December 17, 2016 by eteal

oh Joy! Oh Raptor! (oh for Preying/praying out loud!)

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the invitation

Posted on December 14, 2016 by eteal

don’t wait for the invitation, instigate one of your own! SEEK… encourage, entice, entreat, persuade, propose, provoke, . bow to JOY.

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Reality

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a tale of two tails

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remember

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shine

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